accepted with a 166/3.95. shocked. it's my top/2nd choice so i'm really excited. i applied end of october, and received my complete email on nov 29.

wow.

Well you obviously did something right! Congrats

What do you think was your strongest quality that gained you admittance?

honestly, i don't know. i thought i had a pretty solid personal statement (wrote about work experience and how it contributed to my personality). i sent in an additional statement (1 pg) that i thought revealed more about myself and my interest in NYU. my extracurriculars are fine but not amazing. i have no idea how good the recommendations were.

so i really don't know what it was exactly that put me over the top. i would assume something in my statements stood out, but i'm not sure. just excited to be in at all.